I've been wanting to get into shred for a while now and I think its time I should start. So I was wondering if you guys could recomend me some essential shred albums. I'm a total noob when it comes to shred artist so be easy on me.

Thanks!

paddyo

01-06-2007, 08:30 PM

Hey man, there's actually a thread for this right above, stickied recommending all the good stuff. ;)

bassdrum

01-06-2007, 08:31 PM

There's recommendation thread stickied that has a lot of good albums in it. Check there, you'll find some great albums.

:peace:

bluesrocker101

01-06-2007, 08:31 PM

Damnit, didnt see that!

Thanks!

Resiliance

01-06-2007, 08:31 PM

That one is outdated as **** though... Might start a new one fresh one one of these days. I'll leave this one open for now.

AthenasGhost

01-06-2007, 08:37 PM

Eruption - Van Halen, lots of people are going to say it, I thought I should.

MoBscene

01-06-2007, 08:39 PM

Slayer!!!!!!!!!! regin in blood

splice

01-06-2007, 08:40 PM

joe satriani, steve vai, yngwie malmsteen, paul gilbert

search for some of their tabs on here to get you started

The Virtuoso

01-06-2007, 08:40 PM

Try Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Yngwie Malmsteen they are the first shred artists that most people get into. Also try some bands with shredders in them like Megadeth (Marty Friedman), Symphony X (Michael Romeo), Dokken (George Lynch).

Edit: Shit forgot to mention the albums.

Satriani-Surfing with the Alien, Crystal Planet. Dvd-Live in San Francisco
Steve Vai-Passion and warfare, Alive in an Ultra World. Dvd-Astoria in London
Malmsteen-Rising Force, The war to end all wars (right?). Dvd-Philharmonic Orchestrathe one in Japan, or Live in Leningrad
Megadeth-Rust in Peace, Peace sells but whos buying, Cryptic Writings, Countdown to Extinction, Greatest Hits
Symphony X-The Odyssey, V, and make sure you download/ hear Sea of Lies or Candlelight Fantasia
Dokken-Tooth and Nail, Breaking the Chains.
Ooh I have another-Sonata Arctica :)

As far as bluesy stuff goes Joe Satriani is quite classic rock and Hendrix influenced, download Satch Boogie and the rest of Surfing with the Alien. And Paul Gilbert does a good cover of Hendrix's Red House I think.

jincasa

01-06-2007, 08:46 PM

michael angelo batio and nitro

theese sites are helpful, i still suck at shredding but here. dont think im all into metal, im not, just hard rock, punk and grunge, but i still wanna learn like this guy and incorporate that in my music, anyways, here they are.

www.cyberfret.com
www.guitarshredshow.com
www.shredaholic.com

shredaholic just helped me mod my guitar, i found some things to do if i wanna shred faster. but shredshow and cyberfret are alot of help. shredshow may seem kinda retarded but i got a kick out of it, and its encouraging at times if your just starting :peace:

philipisabeast

01-06-2007, 08:51 PM

also try old school thrash
[tallica,anthrax,megadeth, slayer are the 4 knights of thrash]
like the roots of thrash and it all sort of spawned from there =]

Resiliance

01-06-2007, 08:57 PM

Eruption - Van Halen, lots of people are going to say it, I thought I should.

No dude, just... No :p:

Slayer!!!!!!!!!! regin in blood

Dude, shred... Not metal.

Damn that was oddly fast posting.

Tell me about it :confused:

also try old school thrash
[tallica,anthrax,megadeth, slayer are the 4 knights of thrash]
like the roots of thrash and it all sort of spawned from there =]

I don't really agree with that... Nothing to do with shred, really, except perhaps for some Marty Friedman moment in Megadeth, I suppose.